My New Toy
In early 1999, I finally acquired my dream bass, a
Michael Tobias
Design (MTD) 535. I'd played a few of these basses as they came
through Veneman's Music and after making the decision to jump into the
5 string world (after 20 years of nothin' but 4), the MTD 535 had to
be it. To me, it had the absolute best feeling B string, incredible
sound, and amazing feel.
First, a picture, thanks to Eric L. Keep reading if you're
interested in details and a review of the bass.
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| Specifications |
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| Completed: | January 14, 1999 |
| Model #: | MTD 535 |
| Series #: | 403 |
| Body wood: | Domestic tulipwood |
| Top wood: | Spalted maple burl |
| Neck/board wood: | Wenge |
| Finish: |
Epoxy basecoat, oil/urethane topcoat |
| Configuration: |
fretted 5-string bolt-on |
| Scale length: | 35" |
| Frets: | 22 w/ zero fret |
| Hardware: |
Black
Hipshot tuners and bridge with Bass Extender
("D-tuners") on both the B and E
strings.
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| Electronics: |
Custom-made Bartolini +/- 9 volt active pickups
and EQ.
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| Controls: |
Master volume, pickup pan, treble, mid, bass boost
and cut; 3 position switch selects mid range
boost/cut point (250hz, 500hz, 1000hz).
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| (in the bottom picture, only the one
on the left is mine!) |
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Review
Under construction!
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